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<p>EASTER LEGENDS: The Spring-Tide Festival of All Ages</p> | <p>EASTER LEGENDS: The Spring-Tide Festival of All Ages</p> | ||
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<p>Most of the customs and traditions connected with this festival are an inheritance from our heather ancestors.</p> | <p>Most of the customs and traditions connected with this festival are an inheritance from our heather ancestors.</p> | ||
<p>[Comments on ancient Egyptian and Persian spring rituals, and on | <p>[Comments given on ancient Egyptian and Persian spring rituals, and on 19C egg-based European Easter rites]</p> | ||
<p>In some sections (of England) the town corporation joined with | <p>In some sections (of England) the town corporation joined with great dignity with others in a game of ball on Easter Monday. This has survived the the Fast Day games, but in some villages twelve old women were always chosen for the yearly game. </p> | ||
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|Source=Boston Transcript, April 5, 1890 (unsigned) | |Source=Boston Transcript, April 5, 1890 (unsigned) | ||
|Query=<p>Can we discover more details on the tradition of mature women being central to early Easter festivities?</p> | |Query=<p>Can we discover more details on the tradition of mature women being central to early Easter ballplaying festivities?</p> | ||
<p>Do we know what a "town corporation" was in English history?</p> | <p>Do we know what a "town corporation" was in English history?</p> | ||
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|Submitted by=Joanne Hulbert | |Submitted by=Joanne Hulbert | ||
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EASTER LEGENDS: The Spring-Tide Festival of All Ages
Most of the customs and traditions connected with this festival are an inheritance from our heather ancestors. [Comments given on ancient Egyptian and Persian spring rituals, and on 19C egg-based European Easter rites] In some sections (of England) the town corporation joined with great dignity with others in a game of ball on Easter Monday. This has survived the the Fast Day games, but in some villages twelve old women were always chosen for the yearly game.
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| Source | Boston Transcript, April 5, 1890 (unsigned) |
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| Query | Can we discover more details on the tradition of mature women being central to early Easter ballplaying festivities? Do we know what a "town corporation" was in English history? Edit with form to add a query |
| Submitted by | Joanne Hulbert |
| Origin | Email of 4/23/2020 |
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